Nepeta racemosa ‘Blue Wonder’ (Catmint)
Bloom Time: May to September
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Hummingbirds and pollinators
Tolerates: Deer resistant, tolerates dry and rocky soil
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 3 to 8
Other: A dwarf, mounding perennial producing blue flowers profusely through the summer.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Cotinus coggygria (Smoketree)
Bloom Time: May to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Nesting sites for birds
Tolerates: Deer and drought resistant
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: The airy panicles of flowers cover the canopy of this shrub in a haze of pink.
Location: Arboretum
Lysimachia ‘Night Light’ (Moneywort)
Bloom Time: May to September
Sun Requirement: Part Sun to Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts bees
Tolerates: Shade tolerant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: When planted in the shade, leaves turn an attractive burgundy color.
Location: Bradford Robertson Color Garden
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Jefam’ (Ninebark)
Bloom Time: May to June
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Attracts birds and bees
Tolerates: Tolerates drought, dry and rocky soil
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 2 to 8
Other: The new growth of this ninebark is a stunning orange with yellow veins.
Location: Herb Study Garden
Heuchera ‘Peachberry Ice’ (Coral Bells)
Bloom Time: May to June
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bees and butterflies
Tolerates: Salt tolerant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 4 to 9
Other: This excellent perennial features large, ruffled, apricot-colored leaves.
Location: Howe Garden
Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’ (Black Elder)
Bloom Time: June to July
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Birds and butterflies
Tolerates: Clay soils
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 4 to 7
Other: Features deeply cut purple foliage, pink blooms, and dark mahogany red berries.
Location: Howe Garden
Astilbe thunbergii ‘Chocolate Shogun’ (False Spirea)
Bloom Time: June to July
Sun Requirement: Part Sun to Shade
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Butterflies
Tolerates: Deer and rabbit resistant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 4 to 8
Other: Pink flowers rise above dramatic purple-bronze foliage.
Location: Bradford Robertson Color Garden
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (Montbretia)
Bloom Time: June to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Hummingbirds and bees
Tolerates: Heat tolerant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: Arching stalks lined with scarlet red flowers rise above the clumping foliage.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
